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V VBlue Blue Helen Garden State Repeater Nips loriotand Super Donna In Close Finish of LAmour Kroeck Filly Makes Up Two Lengths in Final Furlong To Prevail by Head Margin MarginGARDEN GARDEN STATE PARK Camden N J May 24 Maintaining her newly found consistency J A Kroecks Blue Helen drove to her second straight victory of the meeting here today as she defeated Hal Price Headleys Loriot a head in a spec ¬ tacular finish in the featured LAmour Purse for threeyearold fillies filliesIt It was easily ont of the tightest fin ¬ ishes of the meeting with Grant Thorns Superb Donna who was third finishing a similar distance behind the top two as the trio swept under the rail almost as a team The winner rallying belatedly in the final furlong was on the outside with Loriot the esrtwhile pacemaker between her em ¬ battled rivals rivalsIdeal Ideal weather prevailed as the meeting entered its final full week with an en ¬ thusiastic throng of approximately 14000 witnessing the proceedings Christiana Stables Anna Christie a stout factor on the inside until the top three began shap ¬ ing their battle in midstretch closed the favorite but finished fifth Blue Helen held only scattered support in the six horse field and paid 1140 Colin Shaw in Saddle SaddleThe The feature also provided one of the fastest events of the afternoon with Blue Helen carrying only 109 pounds and rid ¬ den by apprentice Colin Shaw completing the six furlongs in 111 The first half mile with the speedy Loriot setting the pace was run in a sizzling 44 44The The LAmour field was off in good order and although Blue Helen was first in stride the filly was quickly headed by Loriot Anna Christie and Superb Donna Only heads separated the first four as the quartet sped by the halfmile pole Leav ¬ ing the backstretch Loriot continued to set the pace but Superb Donna was in dogged pursuit and both Anna Christie and Blue Helen were within sriking distance distanceAnna Anna Christie saved ground when the leaders came to a trifle wide in entering the stretch but she began to weaken shortly after and fell swiftly out of the contention At the furlong pole Loriot and Superb Donna now on the rail were rac ¬ ing closely lapped some two lengths in the van of Blue Helen The latter revealing fine reserve speed under Shaws adept handling stuck gamely to her guns and gradually bridged the gap in the drive to peg her rivals in the very last jump
